Table 11. Private sector establishment births and deaths, not seasonally adjusted Service-providing (In thousands) Births(1) Deaths(2) Year 3 months ended Establishments Employment Establishments Employment 1992 September N/A N/A 114 670 December N/A N/A 105 571 1993 March N/A N/A 156 1,100 June 138 834 109 637 September 137 809 110 599 December 135 790 104 571 1994 March 157 1,106 153 1,047 June 148 933 118 669 September 140 861 118 610 December 144 813 117 594 1995 March 163 1,152 153 988 June 152 933 119 686 September 139 829 125 684 December 150 842 118 619 1996 March 169 1,193 168 1,106 June 154 1,011 120 686 September 148 907 128 735 December 162 953 121 639 1997 March 179 1,265 170 1,171 June 158 978 127 705 September 149 899 129 719 December 157 903 133 741 1998 March 183 1,343 176 1,318 June 168 1,072 122 876 September 151 940 140 820 December 156 891 132 712 1999 March 179 1,348 185 1,400 June 169 1,056 137 810 September 158 923 150 835 December 167 887 134 722 2000 March 194 1,279 186 1,239 June 169 937 135 753 September 163 886 157 850 December 169 866 139 723 2001 March 189 1,224 201 1,459 June 170 964 153 899 September 159 880 168 902 December 166 837 145 744 2002 March 191 1,234 187 1,191 June 177 995 141 777 September 156 811 146 748 December 170 774 138 666 2003 March 182 1,027 186 1,097 June 160 808 137 677 September 150 730 142 649 December 168 772 130 596 2004 March 189 1,022 182 1,013 June 170 828 136 659 September 164 795 147 714 December 178 765 131 588 2005 March 192 956 184 923 June 182 802 136 611 September 172 769 150 665 December 186 748 140 569 2006 March 202 929 182 820 June 182 819 146 615 September 165 720 156 628 December 187 747 141 542 2007 March 199 914 191 837 June 173 738 151 623 September 170 742 161 632 December 178 707 147 552 2008 March 194 923 209 882 June 170 750 167 687 September 152 653 173 659 December 165 628 171 632 2009 March 162 732 231 922 June 154 642 163 604 September 136 560 168 587 December 158 555 143 492 2010 March 167 714 197 722 June 151 610 138 484 September 149 584 152 529 December 172 624 134 472 2011 March 178 723 186 680 June 165 640 143 507 September 160 627 150 525 December 176 629 142 522 2012 March 185 782 N/A N/A June 165 653 N/A N/A September 156 635 N/A N/A (1) Values for births are not available for the first three quarters of the time series by definition. (2) Values for deaths are not available for the most recent three quarters by definition.